Beverly, I know that here in the state of Arizona according to the Landlord and Tenant Act of 2010 there is a form to fill out that is available on The Secretary of States web site requesting that the landlord make the major repair with in five days or respond to your son’s complaint. Should the landlord fail to do so he can hire a licensed contractor to make the repairs and the contractor can then put a lien on the apartment until the bill is paid in full. Your son cannot, and I repeat cannot withhold rent at any time. The landlord will evict him and take him to court. Eviction also means a ruined credit rating and homes with landlords he wouldn’t like. I hope this helps

I started hearing mices, july 2010, so then in nov. 2010 I specificly told my landlord I think there are mices in my place, he told me set traps, i told him my stomache is too weak for that, well they had babies, those babies grew came out in my place, i told the man in Nov. 2010 again, he started arguing with me saying he was not going to pay an exterminator alot of money. so april2011 came rollin in , i told him again about the problem, told me call code enforcement, well now code enforcement gave him certain time to fix the problem but he is very mad at me. when indeed its his problem he is the owner Not me. well. he paid $150.00 for one loudsy week, now the rodents still in my house, i pretty much caught about 3 mices, 2 small one adult got rid of them. well still stuck with the problem, i lost a pet dog because of a bacteria, i am worried about losing the only one left a minnie datshund, the other one was the mom. waht about my health?? does anyone know what can i do?????